You must submit a written request, which must be an original document. Only original documents are accepted (no facsimiles). If the request is not submitted from you, but from an authorized representative, such as an attorney, we must also receive a completed Power of Attorney (Form POA-1). The request must contain the following:

The official name of the individual, including first, middle initial and last name.

Current address of the individual.

The individual's Social Security number.

Individual's signature (must be an original signature).

Other pertinent information, such as a deadline, if the individual is working with a timetable.*

Mailing instructions - complete address of where the letter is to be mailed if different from the individual's address.

* Due to the significant amount of research required, the approval for a Letter of Good Standing may take 1 to 5 business days for processing.

Note:All tax returns must be on file and all liabilities must be satisfied before the request will be approved.

If the amount of tax due is more than $100, the Department can establish a payment plan. The request can be made once your return has completed processing and you have received a bill for the tax due.

The Department now offers INtax Pay. This online program allows eligible Hoosiers to pay their tax bills and set up payment arrangements. This tool is available to taxpayers who owe individual income taxes, and businesses who conduct retail sales. To find out if you are eligible, click here.

In general, estates or beneficiaries of Indiana residents are required to file an inheritance tax return (Form IH-6) if the value of transfers to any beneficiary is greater than the exemption allowed for that beneficiary. For more information, click here.

These deductions are based on paying rent or property tax on your principal residence. If you paid Indiana property tax on your home and also paid rent on your home (maybe you sold your house in May and rented the remainder of the year), you can take both deductions. The property tax deduction is up to $2,500 and the rental deduction is up to $3,000.

Every Indiana taxpayer has the right to a fair collection process. You have the right to protest a liability. If you protest a liability, the Department is required to conduct a hearing on that case. You are entitled to be represented at your hearing when your case is presented. If a liability is not paid or protested within 60 days of the first notice, we will issue a "Demand Notice" for payment before issuing a tax warrant. If we do not receive a payment, a warrant for the collection of tax will be issued. When a tax warrant is filed with your county clerk, it becomes a judgment lien (levy) against all your property within the county. The Department intends for you to have every opportunity to rectify your account balance whether it is paying it right away or protesting it.

Power of Attorney

Taxpayers wishing to authorize a representative to have Power of Attorney on their behalf for state tax matters needs to fill out a POA-1 form. Only when the Department has received the properly completed POA-1 form can a Department employee speak with the representative about specific tax types and periods indicated on the form.

No, a POA-1 form must be on file. The Department will only speak to a family member if he or she has been declared a POA representative on the taxpayer’s POA-1 form. However, if a married couple filed a joint return, the Department can speak to either spouse without a POA-1 form.

The military family member can print the POA-1 form off the Department’s Web site. Next, the military family member must complete and sign the POA-1 form. Finally, the military family member can e-mail an electronic copy, fax or mail a completed and signed copy of the POA-1 form to the Department.

A company cannot be represented on the POA-1 form. By law, the Department can only accept an individual’s name as a POA representative. The Department will not accept a POA-1 form that does not have a designated POA representative from a company.

The taxpayer must first complete and sign the POA-1 form. Next, the taxpayer would scan the POA-1 form into his or her computer. Finally, the taxpayer can attach the electronic copy and send it via e-mail to the Department.

Since this question has a variety of different scenarios, it would be best to refer to page 6 of the Form IT-40PNR tax booklet. Then you would need to see what the guidelines are for the other state(s).

Use Tax Liability

Generally, any type of business entity (individual, partnership, corporation, etc) that makes purchases of tangible personal property are subject to use tax unless you previously paid at least a 7-percent sales tax on the purchase to the vendor. Use tax can be thought of as a mirror of the sales tax. Both our sales tax and use tax rates are 7 percent.

Use tax is due on property brought into Indiana for use, storage or consumption, unless the Indiana Code (IC 6-2.5-5) contains an applicable exemption for your purchase. If you paid at least 7-percent sales tax at the time of purchase you do not owe a use tax. However, if you did not pay at least a 7-percent sales tax you may owe use tax.

A dentist operates his/her business as a sole proprietorship. The dentist buys toothbrushes from an out-of-state supply house to give away to their patients during their annual exam. The vendor did not collect any sales tax on this sale. The dentist owes 7 percent use tax on these purchases as there is not an existing statutory exemption for this type item given away. The dentist should report the use tax on form ST-115.

An auto repair shop purchases shop rags and other cleaning materials from an-out-of-state vendor. The vendor did not collect sales tax on the invoice. The auto repair shop should report these purchases on their next sales tax return, form ST-103, as being subject to use tax and remit the 7 percent use tax due.

A manufacturer purchases new office furniture for their corporate office use from an out-of-state distributor. The distributor collects their state's 6 percent sales tax on the selling price. The manufacturer owes an additional 1 percent Indiana use tax on this purchase since the property is being used, stored or consumed within Indiana. The manufacturer should report this use tax liability on their ST-103 sales tax return.

A law firm maintains an extensive legal library. Many of their legal books, manuals and publications are from out-of-state publishers who do not collect sales tax on items shipped into Indiana. The law firm owes 7-percent Indiana use tax on these type of purchases and can remit these on their ST-103 return, if they are a registered retail merchant, or they can use the form ST-115.

An individual orders magazines, clothing and novelty items from various out-of-state catalog companies. Sometimes the individual orders the items via mail, sometimes via the telephone and sometimes online over the Internet. This individual should report these purchases to Indiana as being subject to our use tax of 7 percent. The individual can report these purchases on their Individual Income Tax Returns (IT-40 or IT-40EZ) or they may use a Form ST-115.

Items sold at garage sales are generally exempted under Indiana's casual sale statute. A casual sale exemption is applicable when the seller is not in the "business" of selling merchandise and the seller has already paid an original sales or use tax on the item. (Information Bulletin 20)

Items purchased at auctions are slightly more complex. Naturally, if the auctioneer collects the 7 percent sales tax you will not owe any additional use tax. Also, if the auction takes place on the premises of the owner of the tangible personal property the items are considered to be "casual sales," and therefore, exempt from sales and/or use tax. However, if the merchandise to be sold is moved to a location not owned by the owner of the merchandise, the sales become subject to sales and/or use tax. All sales at auction "houses" are subject to the sales or use tax. (Information Bulletin 20)

If you self-report the use tax due you will only owe the tax. If you wait until the Department of Revenue issues you a bill for the use tax due you will have to pay a 10 percent penalty, plus interest. The Indiana Code requires use tax to be paid unless at least an equal amount of sales tax was paid on your taxable purchases. IC 6-2.5-3-2

Form 1099G

The Form 1099G is a report of income you received from the Indiana Department of Revenue (Department) during 2011. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires government agencies to report certain payments made during the year, because these payments are considered taxable income for the recipients. The Department must report any refund, credit or offset of state and/or county income tax made during 2011 to individuals who claimed itemized deductions on their federal income tax returns for the year in Box 3. We must also include any interest paid on those refunds, credits or offsets.

The Form 1099G is a report of income you received from the Department during 2011. It is not a bill, and you should not send any type of payment in response to the statement. If a professional preparer handles your taxes, you should give this statement to the preparer, along with your other tax information, such as W-2s. If you prepare your own taxes, you should review the federal return instructions for reporting state tax refunds, or visit the IRS web site at http://www.irs.gov/ for more information.

The Department's records show that we issued you a refund or overpayment credit during 2011 for the taxable year shown in Box 3. You may be required to report the refund or credit as income on your 2011 federal income tax return.

You may have to report a state refund received in 2011 as income if you claimed itemized deductions on your 2010 federal income tax return.

In computing itemized deductions on your federal income tax return, you are allowed to deduct all of the state and county income taxes paid during the year. Most people deduct the amount of state and county income tax withheld, as shown on Form W-2, plus any Indiana estimated tax payments made during the year. Since this deduction reduces federal taxable income, if any part of the state and/or county tax deducted on the federal return is later refunded (as a result of filing your Indiana state income tax return), then that amount has to be reported as taxable income for the year in which the refund is issued.

Example: Sally Smith's 2010 W-2 showed $1,000 Indiana state withholding and $200 Indiana county withholding. She deducted the total $1,200 state and county withholding as an itemized deduction on her 2010 federal return. When she filed her 2010 Indiana state return, she got a $300 refund, which was issued June 1, 2011. This means that she only paid $900 in state and county taxes altogether for 2010, rather that the $1,200 she claimed. Therefore, Sally will be required to report the $300 difference on her 2011 federal tax return. (Note: Sally will also claim the $300 as a deduction on her Indiana tax return on Schedule 2, line 3. See the 2011 IT-40 instruction booklet for more information.)

You may need to report both amounts as income. If so, the interest would be included with the other interest income you report on your federal return. For information on federal reporting requirements, visit the IRS web site at http://www.irs.gov/.

Please contact us at (317) 232-2240, or write to us at P.O. Box 7207, Indianapolis, IN, 46206-7207, to request a letter of correction. Be sure to include your Social Security number, and explain why you believe the Form 1099G is incorrect.

We usually mail out the Form 1099G statements around Jan. 1. If it's after the end of January and you still haven't gotten your statement, contact us at (317) 232-2240, or write to us at P.O. Box 7207, Indianapolis, IN, 46206-7207, to request this information. Be sure to include your Social Security number with your request.

Yes. Please contact us at (317) 232-2240, or write to us at P.O. Box 7207, Indianapolis, IN, 46206-7207. Give us both the incorrect Social Security number from the statement and your correct number. We'll issue a corrected statement to you.

Indiana law requires refunds to be applied to outstanding billings or to other agency offsets. The application of funds doesn't change the fact that you claimed an overpayment for the year on your tax return. Even though you didn't actually receive a check, an overpayment transaction took place, and you are subject to the same federal reporting requirements as if you had received a refund check.

A refund and a credit are simply different types of overpayment transactions. We must include any overpayment allowed on your 2010 tax return, whether issued as a refund or as a credit, on our Form 1099G. As a result, you are subject to the same federal reporting requirements as if you had received a refund check.

We are required to report refund transactions in the year they actually occur. Since your 2009 refund was issued in 2011, we cannot issue a Form 1099G as if the transaction took place in 2009. You should contact the Internal Revenue Service, or visit their Web site at http://www.irs.gov/ to find out whether you should amend your 2010 federal return, or take some other action to correct the reporting error.

Under federal law, the Department is required to report the actual refund or credit amount. We cannot net the amount against other transactions. Therefore, your Form 1099G is correct as issued. For information on how to report the income and deduct your payment on your 2011 federal return, visit the IRS Web site at http://www.irs.gov/.

Our records apparently show that a refund for 2006 was issued on your account during 2011, and that you claimed itemized deductions for 2007. Since the transaction took place in 2011, the income would be reported on your 2011 federal return. If you don't have a record of filing an amended Indiana tax return for 2007, or of resolving a claim or dispute related to your 2007 return during 2011, please contact us for an explanation at: Indianapolis main office, (317) 232-2240; write to us at P.O. Box 7207, Indianapolis, IN, 46206-7207; or call or visit one of our District Offices located throughout the state.

Filed a separate federal income tax return, file a separate Indiana return on Form IT-40;

Filed a joint federal income tax return, and your spouse is also a full-year Indiana resident, file Form IT-40; or

Filed a joint federal income tax return, and your spouse is either a part-year Indiana resident or a full-year Indiana nonresident, file Form IT-40PNR This form will help you to separate the income to be taxed by Indiana.

There is a deduction available for certain members of the reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps or the Merchant Marine, or a member of the Indiana Army National Guard or the Indiana Air National Guard.

A deduction is available for the income received as a result of service on involuntary orders during the period the above members were deployed or mobilized for full-time service, or during the period the above member's Indiana National Guard unit was federalized.

If you meet the above-requirements, see instructions on page 22 of the IT-40 Instruction booklet for details on how to figure your deduction.